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es⋅pal⋅ier

  [i-spal-yer, -yey]
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–noun
1. a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
2. a plant so trained.
–verb (used with object)
3. to train on an espalier.
4. to furnish with an espalier.
Origin:
1655–65; < F, MF: trellis < It spalliera back rest, espalier, equiv. to spall(a) shoulder, support + -iera -ier 2
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es·pal·ier   (ĭ-spāl'yər, -yā')   
n.  

  1. A tree or shrub that is trained to grow in a flat plane against a wall, often in a symmetrical pattern.

  2. A trellis or other framework on which an espalier is grown.

tr.v.   es·pal·iered, es·pal·ier·ing, es·pal·iers

  1. To train as or on an espalier.

  2. To provide with an espalier.


[French, from Italian spalliera, shoulder support, from spalla, shoulder, from Late Latin spatula, shoulder blade, from Latin; see spatula.]
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